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Elijah said unto her, “Fear not; go and do as you have said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for you and for your son”. (1 Kings 17:13)

This is my second post on this wonderful event that happened during the years of acute famine in Israel. In my earlier post on this topic, I’ve expounded on this widow of Zarephath. After seeing the famine around her and … Continue reading

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Elijah himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, “It is enough; now, O Lord take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” (1 Kings 19:4)

Elijah was a prophet who did mighty exploits in Israel. God used him mightily to the point that Elijah issued commands and the king of Israel obeyed. He prayed and there was no rain for 3 years and after 3 … Continue reading

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For thus says the Lord God of Israel, “The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day the Lord sends rain upon the earth.” (1 Kings 17:14)

This verse portrays a situation that’s so contemporary with the times we’re living in. We see famine and calamity and destruction all around; but what’s the guarantee that it won’t happen to us, believers? What’s the guarantee that we’ll stay … Continue reading

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And when His disciples James and John saw this they said, Lord, will you that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did? (Luke 9:54)

An interesting piece of conversation that takes place between Jesus and His disciples when Jesus was rejected in Samaria. In the days of Jesus, Jews never had anything to do with Samaritans and vice versa. Here, Jesus, being a Jew, … Continue reading

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